Top events in London on Tue 16th Apr 2019
In this lecture, we provide a brief history of text processing and look towards the future when the computer sonnet or love poem might become a reality.
2019-04-16
6pm to 7pm
Barbican
Based on a short story by Stanislaw Lem, this 70s Polish sci-fi anticipates the anxiety of Blade Runner: non-humans passing among us, unrecognised.
2019-04-16
6:45pm to 1am
Barbican
Kondakov reviews texts of court files dealing with sexualised violence in order to understand what the emotional background of this phenomenon is.
2019-04-16
7pm to 8:30pm
Bloomsbury
Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
An exhibition that looks at how the world has tried (and often failed) to secure peace in the 20th century.
9am to 7pm
Closing soon Wed, 17th April
2019-01-14
2019-04-17
The Charles Dickens Museum explores the pivotal role of food in the author’s life and novels and give new insights into the experience of dining with Dickens.
10am to 5pm
Closing soon Sun, 21st April
2018-11-28
2019-04-21
This is the V&A Museum of Childhood’s first major exhibition to focus on fictional pirates and their influence in popular culture.
10am to 5:45pm
Closing soon Mon, 22nd April
2018-10-20
2019-04-22
A display of paintings which depict landscapes, river views and street scenes in Tower Hamlets.
10am to 5pm
Closing soon Thu, 25th April
2019-02-02
2019-04-25
An display of photographs by a Victorian eccentric -- very "steampunk".
11am to 6:30pm
Closing soon Fri, 26th April
2019-04-09
2019-04-26
Portraits, sculpture, photographs, archival documents and miniature masterpieces by Fabergé illustrate historic events and family meetings between the rulers of the two nations.
10am to 5:30pm
Closing soon Sun, 28th April
2018-11-09
2019-04-28
From Rossetti, Millais and Burne-Jones to Perry, Latham and Pecchioli, join the dreamers where reality meets imagination.
10am to 5pm
Closing soon Sun, 28th April
2019-01-10
2019-04-28
The exhibition features ceramic artworks dispensing scents inspired by the Horniman Gardens, and a soundscape based on the chemical processes occurring in plants and trees.
10am to 5:30pm
Closing soon Tue, 30th April
2018-10-20
2019-04-30
Explore this surreal lost property office where you will uncover stories in the most unlikely places.
11am to 8pm
Closing soon Fri, 3rd May
2019-02-03
2019-05-03
A photographic exhibition documenting the living conditions of London’s most disadvantaged children.
10am to 5pm
Closing soon Sun, 5th May
2019-04-02
2019-05-05
Exhibitions opening soon
Regular Events - Tuesday 16th April 2019
A tour exploring the history of the site before the current building existed.
12:45pm to :
Strand
2019-04-16
2019-04-16
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